Allpacoto archaeological site

Allpacoto archaeological site was declared National Cultural Heritage with the National Director’s Resolution Nº 720/ INC, dated August 1, 2002.

Allpacoto urban center has architectural components from the Initial Formative, Early Formative and Middle Formative periods and of the Middle and Late Intermediate Horizons. Geoglyphs and walls are found in the eastern side of the archaeological site.

The architectural component of the Initial Formative period is contemporary to the buildings corresponding to the last periods of the Sacred City of Caral; while the building style of the Early Formative period is similar to that of Vichama site in Huaura and Piedra Parada site in Supe.

During the Middle Formative period they enlarged the buildings in relation to their significance during this period.